Jordan Valley Solidarity: We need action not words – stop the annexation of the...
June 19, 2020
Jordan Valley Solidarity is a network of Palestinian grassroots community groups from all over the Jordan Valley and international supporters.
The world is now waking up to what we’ve known for years. Our land, our livelihoods and our very existence are under threat from Israel’s plans to annex our...
US developing stronger military ties with Israel
Middle East Monitor / June 22, 2020
Cooperation between the United States and Israel on developing defence technology is increasing in order to “establish a US-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group”.
The “United States-Israel Military Capability Act of 2020” was introduced last month by US members of the Senate Armed Services Committee Senators...
Palestine refugees from Syria now in Gaza call on UN to help with rent...
Middle East Monitor / June 22, 2020
About 160 families of Palestine refugees who were forced to leave their homes in Syria and flee to Gaza, yesterday organised a sit-in in front of UNRWA’s headquarters calling on the refugee agency to pay rent for their homes, Anadolu reported.
Holding placards that read: “Money...
Palestinian citizens of Israel protest against land grab in Naqab-Negev desert
Lubna Masarwa & Mustafa Abu Sneineh
Middle East Eye / June 22, 2020
Plans to replace five unrecognised Bedouin villages with trees have been denounced as an attempt to forcibly displace thousands.
Hundreds of Palestinian citizens of Israel protested on Monday in the Naqab-Negev region to denounce the Israeli government policy of...
When will the statue of Theodor Herzl fall ?
Rima Najjar
Countercurrents / June 20, 2020
Medium has just introduced Momentum, a Medium blog about the fight against anti-Black racism. Medium’s announcement says,
Momentum is a blog that captures and reflects the moment we find ourselves in, one where rampant anti-Black racism is leading to violence, trauma, protest, reflection, sorrow, and more....
Palestinians fear Israeli annexation could further limit Dead Sea access
Middle East Monitor / June 22, 2020
Palestinians are worried their restricted access to the salty waters of the Dead Sea and its mineral-rich beaches could be cut further if Israel annexes land in the occupied West Bank, Reuters reports.
Israel, citing support from U.S. President Donald Trump, has announced plans to extend...
‘1 million Palestinians face food shortages in Gaza’
Middle East Monitor / June 21, 2020
Around one million Palestinian refugees in Gaza face food shortages due to Israel’s continued blockade and slashed global funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, a welfare organization said on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports.
In a statement on the World Refugee Day, Jamal al-Khoudary, chairman of...
